Aircraft



April 15, 1930.

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..O O 0 k l. COVINO AIRCRAFT Filed Oct. 2, 1929 Patented Apr. 15, 1930 UNITED STATES ISAAC COVINO, OF WEST NEW YORK, NEW JERSEY AIRCRAFT Application filed October 2,

The objects I have in view are the following:

To produce an aircraft of the tandem type.

To produce an aircraft of the tractor and pusher type with a multiple system of propulsion and each propeller with an independent motive power.

To produce an aircraft capable of ascending from or descending on water. To produce an aircraft whose main body is equipped with all modern passenger carrying conveniences.

To produce an aircraft of large displacement capable of making long distance filghts.

Finally to produce an aircraft capable of carrying a great number of passengers so as to make its operation a financial paying proposition.

These and further objects will appear more clearly from the following specification and accompanying drawing.

The drawing is a perspective View of a complete aircraft.

General construction and design In general design my aircraft consists of a main body similar to a boat with usual control cabin on its upper deck, passenger accommodations, radio room, eating room, kitchen, wash room, fuel storage compartment, baggage room 0110., port Windows, water rudder for steering in water and all other facilities used on crafts navigating on water; two planes arranged in tandem are located on the upper deck of said boat while underneath each plane and sustained by a smaller lane, motors with their respective propelers are located; on top of the after deck of said boat the horizontal and vertical rudders are located for the purpose of steering the aircraft while in motion in the air. The aircraft shown in the drawing has twenty propellers with their respective motors, but the number of propellers and their respective 4 motors can be diminished or increased in proportion to the size of aircraft. Each plane has the usual stabilizers and each plane is held fast by struts underneath and cables on top.

50 The sustaining planes 2 and 10, 3 and 9 the purpose of steering it while navi 49, 50 and 51 either simultan 1929. Serial No. 396,854.

are placed in tandem, the main planes 9 and 10 being above the top deck of the boat 1, and the smaller planes 2 and 3 about midway the side of the boat 1, with sufiicient space between the upper plane and lower plane to allow propellers 37, 38, 39, 40 and 41; 52, 53, 54, 55 and 56 moved respectively by motors 42, 43, 44, 45 and 4e; 47, 48,49, and 51 to rotate freely. Each plane is made of the usual construction having the usual curvature on the upper surface and the usual stabilizers at their respective tips. The pro ellers37,38,39,4( 1 and 41; 52, 53, 54, an 56, together with those on other side of aircraft not shown in drawin are made of the usual construction similar y the motors 42, 43, 44, 45 and 46; 47, 48, 4 50 and 51 and those on other side of aircraft are made of the usual construction; similarly 13, 14, 15 and 16; stabilizers 11, and 12; horizontal rudder 6-7 with its supporting fin 5; vertical rudder 89 are all made of the usual construction. K

Plane 9 is held fast by supporting cables 29, 30, 31, 32, 33 and 34 which are supported by vertical fin 35 located on top of cabin 22; similarly plane 10 is held fast by supporting cables 23, 24, 25, 26, 27 and 28 which are supported by vertical fin 36 located on top of cabin 21. Boat 1 has the usual rudder 4 for gating in water, and also mast-heads 17, 18, 19 and 20 for the purpose of enabling the aircraft to keep its equilibrium while navigating in water and also in the air; said boat l'havin on its side port holes or windows for the purpose of allowing light and air ventilation to the inside of boat.

To operate The propellers 37, 38, 39, 40 and 41; 52, 53, 54, 55 and 56 are set in motion by their respective motors 42, 43, 44, 45 and 46; 47, 48, eously or in pairs of any combination,.at the will of the operator. always in a manner that equilibrium is maintained at all times, when suflicientspeed is acquired and by turning horizontal rudder 7 up, the aircraft will arise from-the water and proper maneuvering of horizontal rud- I der 7 and stabilizers 11 and 12 a stable equilibrium may be maintained; also b moving vertical rudder 8 to the right or 1e horizontal direction may be had. S eed 5 may be diminished by stopping some the motors or by lowering the revolutions of the motors similarly speed may be increased by increasing the revolution of the motors, keeping all motors and their respective propellers going. To descend to surface of water the operator stops motors and by lowering horizontal rudder 7 he will cause the aircraft to descend on surface of water, as the aircraft touches the surface of the water the resist- 5 ance offered by the latter will gradually stop the aircraft. By setting in motion art or all of propellers and by steering 0 water rudder 4 the aircraft may navigate on water. All steering is made by operator located in front cabin 21 where the control room is located, all steering bein accomplished by the usual manner emplo e l in aircraft.

' Having now describe my invention, what I claim asnew and desire to secure by Letters 25 Patent is:

An aircraft having a combination of a main body similar to a boat, tandem planes and horizontal rudder, tractor and pusher propulsion, whose motive power and its respective propulsion is located underneath main supporting tandem .planes and suported by shorter planes located midway ody of boat and underneath main su portin planes, all substantially as descri ed.

n testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature.

ISAAC COVINO. 

